Planning Manager
5 months ago
Employment Information
Position: Planning Manager
Reports to: CFO
Company Overview:
Zumbiel Packaging is a fourth-generation family-owned business that has been in the printing business for over 170 years. We are a printing company offering a wide range of products from beverage to consumer, and one of the leading in the industry. This is a company that offers the opportunity for a career and a unique culture with our family-owned atmosphere.
Why work for us?
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k with company match
- Culture and engagement committee
- Unique family-owned culture
- Wellness program
- Room for growth and development
Position Description:
The Manager of Planning is responsible for overseeing the efficient planning of the plant to maximize company profitability, meet customer demand, and optimize capacity utilization.
Primary Responsibilities:
The position’s primary responsibilities are to lead the production planning team to maximize profitability and service levels through effective order and backlog management:
- Oversee team to efficiently plan work through the plant assets to maximize overall equipment effectiveness and meet customer delivery dates.
- Establish, maintain, and optimize inventory levels
- Translate forecasts, and historical data sets for backlog management and planned capacity utilization
- Understand plant capacity levels in relation to current business and potential new business
- Evolve and maintain standard reporting for purposes of driving enhanced communication internally and externally
- Collaborate with both commercial and internal leaders and teams to create greater clarity on planned backlog, production, inventory, and service targets
- Participation in regular customer meetings to overview demand patterns and planned production cycles
- Assist in the building and developing a formal planning team.
Operating Budget Details:
- Planning Department budget
- Material Waste/Spoilage
- Inventory
Key Performance Metrics:
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- Spoilage
- Inventory
- Average order size
- Backlog maintenance
- On-time Delivery – Cartons
- Capacity Utilization
- Maintenance of Return per Press Hour
Education:
Bachelor’s (Preferred)
Must be authorized to work in the United States
Zumbiel Packaging provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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